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Maria Eunice

Food and Nutrition Services Director

Alachua County Public Schools

Gainesville, FL

We send a flyer home in the backpacks of children at our more affluent schools. We wanted to increase our participation in the paid meals category. The flyer compares three of our meals and three bagged or store-bought meals. We compare the price and nutritional components. We saw a 7% to 8% increase after doing this.

City officials are weighing changes to school menus less than one year after earlier changes drew parent criticism. Officials say those menu changes were not final, and an advisory board is suggesting healthier, fresher dishes and a more expansive in-class breakfast program.